Ike Butler vs. Farmer Ray — Career Comparison

Ike Butler
Pre-GenerationalMichiganThrows RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Farmer Ray
Lost GenerationColoradoThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Farmer Ray built a career as a starting pitcher and Ike Butler as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Farmer Ray posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.58 and WHIP 1.386 compared to 5.34 and 1.831 for Ike Butler. By the career numbers, Farmer Ray had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ike Butler and Farmer Ray

Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.24
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.34
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.08
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.02
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.26
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.77
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.64
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.09
9.09
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
76.19
76.19
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.93
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.7
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
5.34
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.58
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.04
6.04
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.337
0.337
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
349
27
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
422
27
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
116.1
9
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140.2
9
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
168
13
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
9.34
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.34
9.34
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.19
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
3.48
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.14
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.01
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
2.24
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.499
0.499
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.597
0.597
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.45
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
545
42.16
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
568
36.34
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.19
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
7.97
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
4.93
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.97
7.97
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.93
4.93
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.831
1.831
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.386
1.386
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
498
38.53
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
512
32.76
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.44
6.44
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.345
0.345
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.16
42.16
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.34
36.34

Fielding Stats for Ike Butler and Farmer Ray

Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.26
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.34
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.02
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
408
27
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
423
27
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
9
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
9
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.33
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.26
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.25
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
2.17
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.4
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.32
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
2.98
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
2.74
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
2.58
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
2.43
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.67
86.67
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.37
88.37
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.053
2.053
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.81
1.81
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.19
76.19
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ike Butler and Farmer Ray

Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
19
193.22
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
262.5
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
600
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
48
600
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
538.98
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
40
500
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.371
0.371
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.51
0.51
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
6
61.02
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
87.5
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
5
50.85
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
87.5
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
1.49
15.19
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.03
25.35
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
7
71.19
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
87.5
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
10
101.69
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
150
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.442
0.442
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
71.19
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
3
37.5
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
50.85
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
122.03
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
4
50
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
3.09
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.48
31.06
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
4
40.68
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
62.5
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
132.2
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
13
162.5
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.54
4.54
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
3.69
3.69
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20.34
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
37.5
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PA